This species profile is one of a series on coastal aquatic organisms. principally fish, of sport, commercial, or ecological importance. The profiles are designed to provide coastal managers, engineers, and biologists with a brief comprehensive...

This report stemmed from a workshop held at Annapolis, Maryland, February 9-10, 1987, to identify priority information needs for nontidal, freshwater palustrine and riverine wetlands (exclusive of isolated wetlands). Participants in the work shop...

This report on the National Wildlife Refuge System is the culmination
of a year-long process involving teams of Service employees who
examined the System within the framework of Wildlife and Habitat,
People, and Leadership. The report was the focus...

This report addresses one of the recommendations as outlined by the Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 21st century strategic vision for the National Wildlife Refuge System. It...

This publication is is the result of a Fish and Wildlife Countermeasures Coordination Project undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The goals of the project include the development of national “best practices” using...

This is the review of the efforts to reestablish Mexican wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area . The review is a direct result of an environmental impact statement concluded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1996. It includes various...

This is Part 1 of 4 transcripts from the Patuxent Science Symposium, 75th Anniversary of the Patuxent Science Center. It includes speakers who talk about their time at working at Patuxent and some of the work they did. This transcript includes the...

This is a status assessment and conservation plan for the Cassin's Sparrow. It includes a description and natural history of the bird, as well as range information pertinent to breeding, migration and wintering, monitoring activities, population...

Biologists (USFWS); Bird banding; Birds; Birdwatching; Work of the Service; Training; Connecting people with nature;

This is a picture of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee removing a Indigo Bunting from a mist net. The bird was measured, weighed and banded. The documentation was recorded and the bird was released.

This is a booklet describing laws pertinent to the importation and exportation of endangered animals--alive or dead--and animal parts and products. It includes contact information for obtaining more specific information on the subject.

This handbook was primarily developed to aid FWS and NMFS biologists implementing the section 7 consultation process. The purpose of the handbook is to provide information and guidance on the various consultation processes outlined in the...